If you know nothing about NBI, here is my original entry detailing the long and varied history of this unassuming island in the Bronx River. it’s well worth a read and I won’t repeat it here because this is about my own journey exploring the island. I don’t recall exactly where I first heard about [...]
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3 Jul
Coast Guard selling off two lighthouses to the top bidder
they need a lot of work however. About 5-6 years ago I convinced the Coast Guard to let me go w/them on one of their spring maitenance runs to all the lighthouses in the delaware bay so i got to see them and some of them you have to climb a ladder from a rocking [...]
9 Jan
2011 No Pants Subway Ride
The NPSR is now in it’s 10th year. It is organized by the folks at Improv Everywhere. they conduct all sorts of fun events in public, like breaking out into Disney style song at a mall food court, or freezing in place at Grand Central Terminal. Most events are “performed” by members of Improv Everywhere, [...]
17 Oct
NY Comic Con
Here are jsut some random thoughts and observations. First off, here’s all the pictures from the comic con, 80% of them are cosplay pics * as always, the costumes were FANTASTIC, even the crappy ones. Even if I have no idea who your character is: a+++ for dressing up. * Robot Chicken panel was fabulous [...]
23 Jun
History of earthquakes in NJ
Consider the recent tremble that hit NY state today (originating iN Canada), this article in NJ Monthly about the history of earthquakes in jersey and the Ramapo fault line is quite timely. it’s also pretty damn interesting. ha-ha… they evacuated the courthouse in hackensack because of it.
22 Aug
jaguars just over the NY border?
Big cat sitings in Palisades NY? Really? And not cougar or bobcat, we’re talking Jaguar or black panther, those sleek sexy big black cats. Odds are it’s mis-identification since those cats do not live anywhere but south american and asia, still…. I found by watching this weeks episode of Monsterquest.
8 Jul
new PBS web video about NBI
PBS has a new series on it’s website called The City Concealed. it’s first episode focuses on North brother Island, and it’s use by birds as a nesting ground. It’s short but interesting and features interviews with the Audubon Society. Below is a press release about the show. THIRTEEN LAUNCHES UPDATED WEBSITE THIRTEEN.ORG/VIDEO With Niall [...]
3 Apr
The Bates Motel
This is a farm house whose owner donated the land to the state many years ago. The place is really run down and we were very concerned as we walked around that we might go thru the floor… The last 2 pics are of a nearby building which we figure was either a slaughterhouse or [...]
